LANCASTER, PA - Defender Dan Mills (Sr., Hershey, PA/Hershey) connected on a penalty kick at 24:37 for the game-winning goal as the Franklin & Marshall College men's soccer team built a 2-0 first half to hold off Ursinus College 2-1.
The Diplomats opened the scoring at 7:53 as Chris Walters (Fr., Winslow, ME/Winslow) finished a serve from Alex Sanchez-Sierra (Sr., Tangier, Morocco/American School of Tangier) inside the right goal post. Less than seventeen minutes later, the Diplomats earned a penalty shot as Mills buried a shot past Ursinus goalie Brian Berkowitz inside the left post as Franklin & Marshall carried a 2-0 lead into halftime.
Ursinus attempted to climb back into the game as Kevin Domanski beat in a score at 60:24. However, the Diplomats' defense stiffened as F&M outshot the Bears 4-1 the rest of the way to hold on for the victory.
Franklin & Marshall goalie Ed Stelz (So., Kew Gardens, NY/Loomis Chaffee) made four saves on five shots, while Berkowitz turned away 10 of F&M's 16 shots.
Franklin & Marshall College (7-3-2, 3-2-1 CC) will continue the season at 4:30 p.m. on October 19 at home versus Hood College in the final contest of a three game home stand.
Ursinus (3-10, 0-5 CC) 0-1 -- 1
Franklin & Marshall (7-3-2, 3-2-1 CC) 2-0 -- 2
Goals: F&M - Chris Walters (Alex Sanchez-Sierra), 7:53
F&M - Dan Mills (penalty kick), 24:37
UC - Kevin Domanski (unassisted), 60:24
Goalie Saves: F&M - Ed Stelz, 4 (90 minutes)
UC - Brian Berkowitz, 10 (90 minutes)
Shots: F&M 16, UC 5
Corner Kicks: F&M 5, UC 0
